What happens now to the election due to Hurricane Sandy?

this election stands a excellent chance of being a tie, electoral
college wise. with congress s gridlocked can you imagine them trying
to decide?
this will likely lead to the end of the electoral college and going to
a popular vote

You're speaking, using old expressions, and metaphors, right? Mormons don't
drink coffee.
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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NBC had a scenario where Romney would be President, Biden would be VP.
Hey Joe, would you get me another coffee please!

9 And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.
10 And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained
for the constitution, nature, and use of manβ
11 Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof;
all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving.
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng
As I read that, iced coffee is good and, mon, thanks be to Jah for providing
all that righteous herb for man.

That's a total non-issue. If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral
vote, the
decision is made solely by the House of Representatives (see Amendment XII to
the
Constitution), and we get President Romney.

Not going to happen -- that requires amending the Constitution, which requires
the
concurrence of 3/4 of the states.

There is another possibility that is even more interesting
academically.
If the popular vote in the various states resulted in a theoretical
269-269 split. one of those electors could go rogue.
There is nothing that forces them to vote the way their party told
them to. In fact there has been quite a number of times when the
elector did not cast the requested vote. (and it is just a request).
Most recently in 2004, a Minnesota elector voted for Edwards for pres
and VP, in 2000 one DC elector didn't vote at all. In 1988 the
democratic elector flipped Pres and VP voting for Bentsen as
president.
There have also been times in the past when they picked a guy who
wasn't really even in the race.

Most of which would lose whatever small political clout they have.
A great many of those states are firmly Republican and they would be
agreeing to give electorial control to the Democrat cities.
It doesn't work on either a representational or a political basis.

Been close before. I don't see any need to change the system.
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
this election stands a excellent chance of being a tie, electoral
college wise. with congress s gridlocked can you imagine them trying
to decide?
this will likely lead to the end of the electoral college and going to
a popular vote

There are some pundits predicting a Romney landslide.
There are others predicting an Obama landslide.
On November 8th, one grop will be saying "told you so"
and the other will be pretending they aren't surprised.
When Reagan beat Mondale, my co-worker canceled his U.S. News
subscription, angry at the "After The Landslide" issue that arrived in
his mailbox the day _before_ the election.
And of course some of us remember Dewey & Truman.....
The sad thing is how many winners get about ONE-QUARTER
of the eligible votes.

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